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- Dictionarymisinterpret/ˌmɪsɪnˈtəːprɪt/
verb
- 1. interpret (something or someone) wrongly: "I think you're misinterpreting the situation"
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1. : to explain wrongly. His comment on the speech misinterprets the speaker's meaning. 2. : to understand wrongly. Her silence should not be misinterpreted as consent. Synonyms. bend. color. cook. distort. falsify. fudge. garble. misrelate. misrepresent. misstate. pervert. slant. twist. warp. See all Synonyms & Antonyms in Thesaurus.
MISINTERPRET definition: 1. to form an understanding that is not correct of something that is said or done: 2. to form an…. Learn more.
: failure to understand or interpret something correctly. an error caused by misinterpretation of the rules. : a mistaken interpretation. … it soon becomes obvious to workers in the field that misunderstandings and misinterpretations of conventional terms seriously interfere with scholarly communication. Juergan Eichhoff. Synonyms. incomprehension.
If you misinterpret something, you understand it wrongly. He was amazed that he'd misinterpreted the situation so completely. [VERB noun] The Prince's words had been misinterpreted. [VERB noun] Synonyms: misunderstand, mistake, distort, misrepresent More Synonyms of misinterpret.
When you misinterpret something, you get it wrong. If you misinterpret another driver's wave as a friendly hello, you're probably missing the fact that he's trying to tell you one of your headlights has blown.
Misinterpret definition: to interpret, explain, or understand incorrectly.. See examples of MISINTERPRET used in a sentence.
MISINTERPRET meaning: 1. to form an understanding that is not correct of something that is said or done: 2. to form an…. Learn more.
To understand or perceive something incorrectly or inaccurately. "It's crucial to seek clarification rather than misinterpret unclear statements." Detailed meaning of misinterpret. It involves assigning a mistaken or erroneous meaning to a message, statement, action, or situation.
Definition of misinterpret verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Synonyms for MISINTERPRET: misrepresent, distort, misstate, complicate, falsify, confuse, obscure, pervert; Antonyms of MISINTERPRET: explain, interpret, clarify, illustrate, clear (up), illuminate, spell out, decipher.
